Scrubbing-brush



J. F. HOLLAND.

.SCRUBBING BRUSH.

APPLICATION mso MAR. 9. 1920.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

INvENLOY WIENESS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEREMIAH FRANCIS HOLLAND, OF BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN.

' SCRUBBING-BRUSH.

Application filed March 9,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEREMIAH FRANCIS HOLLAND, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Beaver Dam, Dodge 00., Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Scrubbing-Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to scrubbingbrushes used ordinarily to scrub floors, etc., by hand application.

The object of the invention is to provide means to grip the brush in the ordinary mop-stick; said means not to interfere with the use of the brush separate from the mopstick: In other words to provide a doublepurpose utensil of the class named.

I attain this object by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which similar letters refer to similar parts in the several views.

Figure I is a front elevation of the holder in position on the brush; Fig. II is a side elevation of same showing the brush in longitudinal section; Fig. III is a longitudinal elevation of the brush, partly in section showing the hooks; Fig. IV is a perspective of the brush alone.

B C D and E in Figs. I and II represent the principal parts of the mopstick, the old utensil with which the new utensil, shown in Fig. IV complete, can be used as a long-handled brush as shown in a front view in Fig. I and side view in Fig. II. The brush is attached to the mop-stick or handle by means of two inverted hooks embedded in the back of the brush on a line at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the brush at its middle point (Fig. IV). Part A represents the back member of the brush; part P represents the collar around E upon which is hinged C part K represents the channel or groove along the edge of B and which accommodates the movable member D when in position. The hook members F (all views) are made by forcing headed pins of substantial diameter through the back of the brush from Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 1364,560

its bottom side and turned over above the brush to form inverted hooks having smooth rounding contour that will not interfere with the brush being held comfortably in the hand and used in that manner separate from the handle when desired.

To attach or detach the brush to the handle the transverse extendible member D (Figs. I and II) is moved out of and away from the channeled stationary transverse head B by pressing away from the handle E the lever member C. This member then swings downward on its hinges L and carries the member D downward and away from B by virtue of its connection to C at M, when the hooks F, can be hooked over or upon D. Then by replacing C against the handle E, D and the hook members F are locked against the channeled edge of B against spring (N) pressure. The mop-stick is old and I do not claim it by itself.

However I do claim:

1. In a scrubbing device, the combination with a brush having inverted, parallel hook members on the back thereof, said hook members having a smooth rounding upper contour and spaced on a line at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the brush at its middle point, of a handle having a trans- JEREMIAH FRANCIS HOLLAND.

Witnesses:

C. M. DAVISON, Enw. A. BUCHTER. 

